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“If he goes into immediate custody he will lose his home and his employment, and his employers will lose a vital employee.”

Asking the judge to follow a recommendation in a pre-sentence report, he said Evans works for a company which hires out boats to the public, so has to work weekends, but could carry out unpaid work on his days off during the week.

‘Not a victimless offence’

Sentencing Evans, Recorder Rebecca Herbert told him: “You have pleaded guilty to three matters involving making indecent photographs of children. You had deliberately accessed this material.

“These are real children who are being abused so you can engage in your fantasy.

“Make no mistake, what you have done is not a victimless offence. Young children are abused to feed the appetites of people like you.

“However, I must also take into account the mitigating features. You are now 64 and have never been in trouble before, let alone for anything of this type.”

Evans was also ordered to take part in a rehabilitation activity and complete 180 hours of unpaid work.